Plans are afoot for a major Grade A urban logistics space on a four-acre site on Factory Lane in Croydon, south London which could create up to 250 jobs. A joint venture between developer Chancerygate and SGN Place, the property development subs…
Delivery of freight by drones travelling along the River Thames could cut pollution drastically and improve Londoners’ health, according to drone technology expert Robert Garbett, founder of the Drone Major Group. Garbett is calling on the UK go…
London-based haulier Trans UK is expanding its services to include local, national and international pallet delivery after joining both Pall-Ex and Fortec. The company, which has its headquarters in Peckham, will deliver to a number of SE and E …
DP World’s terminal at London Gateway has handled its ten millionth container, nine years after the logistics hub launched, the company announced this week. DP World hailed the milestone as evidence of a “remarkable track record of growth” at Lo…
IAG Cargo is trialling the electric Terberg YT203EV for 12 months at Heathrow as part of plans to cut emissions. If the trial is a success the company aims to replace its existing terminal tractors with the Terberg YT203EV in the near future – a…
Pall-Ex London is changing its name to Pall-Ex Logistics (Basildon) with business operations set to accommodate a wider variety of logistical services. The move aims to communicate that Pall-Ex Logistics is more than just a pallet network servic…
DHL Supply Chain has teamed up with the The City of London Corporation and Ford Pro to conduct a sustainable delivery trial at London’s historic Billingsgate Market to explore ways to reduce traffic, improve air quality and offer a better custom…
DP World handled more than one million TEU at London Gateway in the first six months of the year – a record for the port. Between January and June, it saw throughput of 1,013,000 TEU, a 10% increase on its previous best half-yearly performance i…
FORS has announced the launch of a ‘digital transformation’ programme as it works with members towards ‘a safe and sustainable future’. Speaking at the body’s fifth annual conference at the Manchester Central Convention Complex, concession direc…
DP World has announced the arrival of the first ever all-electric terminal tractor at a British port. The Terberg YT203-EV will primarily be used at London Gateway for transporting goods the two-mile distance from the quayside to a distribution …
Tech firm Port said it had empowered London’s last-mile industry to switch to electric after launching an EV hub – a group of electric vehicles locked and charged in dedicated docking stations. The ‘dark hub’ has been launched with parking firm …
A petition calling for broadcaster Jeremy Vine to be sacked from the BBC after he claimed a cyclist had been ‘close-passed’ by an HGV on a busy London street has sailed past 10,000 signatures. The TV presenter and radio DJ posted footage on Twit…
Broadcaster and presenter Jeremy Vine has come under heavy criticism after he posted footage on social media of a lorry driver he claimed had ‘close-passed’ a cyclist in London. A petition has now been set up demanding the radio DJ is sacked for…
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) said it had averted strike action among truckers and cargo handlers at Heathrow Airport after it offered them a pay deal worth 7.5%. The Unite union had warned “freight chaos” was on the cards after it claimed the…